protection; advocacy; support; to protect (e.g. rights, etc.); to advocate (e.g. free trade, etc.); to support
requital of a favour (favor); repayment (of an obligation, kindness, etc.)
earnest; sincere; pressing; urgent; pertinent; appropriate
to worry about; to be worried about; to fret about; to not know what to do; to be at a loss (as to what to do)
cannot help feeling that; cannot help thinking that
notice; notification; permission; consent; rejection; refusal
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
harmless; innocuous; safe; benign
clerk; office worker; office staff
hole; hole (in golf); (golf) cup; (electron) hole
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view
to knock together; to strike against each other; to arrange (e.g. a meeting); to discuss (in advance)
koi-koi (type of hanafuda game); koi koi
pitch dark; total darkness
right under; directly below
to tickle; to tickle (one's curiosity, vanity, etc.); to arouse; to make laugh; to amuse
being filled with; being full of; permeation
peeking; peeping (e.g. through a hole, narrow gap)
sharp sighted; easily awakened
there's no other way; there are no other options; there are no alternative means
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
heart; guts; nerve; central part
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
to feel giddy; to totter; to be unfixed (emotions, beliefs, etc.); to waver; to wander aimlessly; to loiter
to lose one's cool; to blow one's top; to flip one's lid; to get angry
you're welcome; don't mention it; not at all; my pleasure
(an) adult their age (should, should not, etc.); grown man (woman); person who is old enough (to know better)
to faint; to lose consciousness; to feel overwhelmed; to be astounded
the clouds look menacing; things don't look good
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
triumphant pose assumed by an athlete
advance; moving forward; progress
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
(short) rest; breather; break
to be lifted; to be raised; to happen suddenly; to occur; to be homeroom teacher for the same class multiple years in a row; to move up with one's class